Angelina Jolie hails Lebanon's 'generosity' to Syrian refugees

Hollywood actress and UN refugee agency special envoy Angelina Jolie has met
Syrian refugees in Lebanon where she praised the country for its generosity.

3:38PM BST 12 Sep 2012

On a visit to Lebanon on Wednesday, Angelina Jolie met refugees who had escaped the conflict in neighbouring Syria before being introducted to Prime Minister Najib Mikati.

"I'm so grateful on [the refugees'] behalf to the Lebanese people and to Lebanon for allowing them safety," she said.

"I know the Lebanese people themselves are dealing with their own problems with their own economy and it's all the more meaningful that they are so generous and so kind and I hope the world acknowledges that," Jolie added.

According to the UN, around 65,000 Syrian refugees have fled to Lebanon.

The violence in Syria has killed more than 20,000 people and has uprooted an estimated 1.2 million people within Syria and prompted tens of thousands to flee the country, according to the UN.